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More early vs earlier

The correct phrase is "earlier." "More early" is not a standard construction in English. "Earlier" is the comparative form of "early" and should be used to compare two points in time.
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'More early' is not a standard construction in English.

"More early"

The correct comparative form of 'early' is 'earlier.' Use 'earlier' when comparing two points in time.
  • Nov 14, 2008 ... I have to go to bed more early tonight because I've been very tired from the day. HI, Is "more early" in the above proper?
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  • More Early Stage Investigators Supported in FY 2022. Share · Tweet; Share. By Mike Lauer. Posted June 5, 2023 May 30, 2024. 1 Comments. Over the past two ...
  • Jan 30, 2024 ... No more early payout - why? domenikbrenner. Asked by domenikbrenner, January 30.
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  • Nov 30, 2018 ... C A T C H // One more early one for y'all. Album comes out in a week! BrettYoung.lnk.to/Catch.
  • Aug 11, 2024 ... 1297 likes, 5 comments - justnsart on August 11, 2024: "Some more early designs for #talesoftheteenagemutantninjaturtles of Bishop & Rod and ...
  • Sep 10, 2018 ... We Need More Early-Career Higher Ed People. A shortage? By Joshua Kim · share to facebook; share to X / twitter; share to Linkedin; share by ...
  • Oct 22, 2024 ... 18K likes, 52 comments - asherperlman on October 22, 2024: "Some more early ones".

Alternatives:

  • earlier

'Earlier' is the correct comparative form of 'early.'

"earlier"

'Earlier' is used to compare two points in time. It is the standard comparative form of 'early.'
  • 5 days ago ... EARLIER definition: 1. comparative of early 2. comparative of early . Learn more.
  • Shuttling between his first year of life (1967) and the year he wrote the book (2020), Earlier is a glorious sequence of moments, a record of the experiences ...
  • Apr 25, 2024 ... Returns the current value of the specified column in an outer evaluation pass of the mentioned column. EARLIER is useful for nested calculations.
  • Can I add start not earlier than date. Maxplank. 05/25/22 in Smartsheet Basics. Dear Smart Sheet Community,. I am building a project plan and for few ...
  • The results are consistent with obesity's being an important contributing factor to the earlier onset of puberty in girls. Factors other than obesity, ...
  • Dec 18, 2023 ... Bringing Sequence Tasks Earlier > How to start immediately if in the future? SOLVE. So I want to get cracking on a load of call tasks scheduled ...
  • Results: Approximately 60% of mothers who stopped breastfeeding did so earlier than desired. Early termination was positively associated with mothers ...
  • Earlier.org - Friends for an Earlier Breast Cancer Test®, a 501(c) 3 organization, is the nation's only breast cancer charity focused exclusively on ...
  • Dec 17, 2013 ... Cannabis use is associated with an earlier age of onset of psychosis (AOP). However, the reasons for this remain debated.
  • ... earlier snowmelt pulse onset dates are presented as evidence for observed earlier actual melting. Since the snowmelt runoff pulse is by far the largest ...

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